|No. in series|No. in season|Title|Directed by|Written by|Original air date|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|1|1|"Dream House / UFO Encounter"|Allan Kroeker|Will Dixon / James Nadler|September 28, 1996|
|2|2|"Possession / Man Out of Time"|John Bell / Allan Kroeker|James Nadler / Larry Raskin|October 5, 1996|
|3|3|"Reptilian Revenge / Ghostly Voices"|Giles Walker / Allan Kroeker|Will Dixon / Richard Oleksiak|October 12, 1996|
|4|4|"Creeping Darkness / Power"|John Bell / Allan Kroeker|David Preston / Gerald Wexler|October 19, 1996|
|5|5|"Free Fall / Presence"|Milan Cheylov / John Bell|Larry Raskin / Ian Weir|October 26, 1996|
|6|6|"The Infestation / Human Apportation"|Giles Walker / John Bell|Damian Kindler / Denise Fordham|November 2, 1996|
|7|7|"The Underneath / Phantom Limb"|Milan Cheylov / Allan Kroeker|Robert C. Cooper / Sherman Snukal|November 9, 1996|
|8|8|"The Transient / Two Lost Old Men"|Giles Walker|Damian Kindler / Ian Weir|November 16, 1996|
|9|9|"UFO Duplication / Clara's Friend"|Marc Voizard|Robert C. Cooper / Will Dixon|November 23, 1996|
|10|10|"The Hunter / The Healer"|John Bell|Damian Kindler / Larry Raskin|November 30, 1996|
|11|11|"The Curse / Angel on a Plane"|Marc Voizard / Ken Girotti|Will Dixon / Ian Weir|January 18, 1997|
|12|12|"Anasazi Cave / Devil's Triangle"|Marc Voizard / Ken Girotti|Sherman Snukal / Damian Kindler|January 25, 1997|
|13|13|"The Undead / The Stalker"|Clay Boris|Will Dixon / Alex Pugsley|February 1, 1997|
|14|14|"The Forbidden North / Reincarnation"|Ken Girotti|Damian Kindler / Peter Aykroyd|February 8, 1997|
|15|15|"The Greenhouse Effect / The Buzz"|Clay Boris|Damian Kindler / Sherman Snukal|February 15, 1997|
|16|16|"The Light"|Milan Cheylov|Will Dixon|February 22, 1997|
|17|17|"The 13th Floor / The Believer"|Clay Boris / Craig Pryce|Jean Hurtubise / Damian Kindler|April 12, 1997|
|18|18|"The Fog / House on Garden Street"|Clay Boris|Robert C. Cooper / Chris Dickie|April 19, 1997|
|19|19|"Second Sight / Chocolate Soldier"|Milan Cheylov|Sherman Snukal / Will Dixon|April 26, 1997|
|20|20|"Fire Within / Fate"|Aaron Schuster|Richard Oleksiak / Damian Kindler|May 3, 1997|
|21|21|"Death at Sunset / Collision"|Ross Clyde|Jeremy Hole / Sherman Snukal|May 10, 1997|
|22|22|"Perestroika"|Giles Walker|Will Dixon|May 17, 1997|

Question: number of episodes in the first season
Answer: 22